gross smells

[antoj]

crandles is coping slightly better... JUST SLIGHTLY.

anyway im posting this because i am curious... i just got a figure in the mail of some COOL GUY that no one knows who is i am sure but he reeks like cigarettes.

badly.

funny because i half suspected it. the auction description didnt list this as a possible issue, but the guys eBay profile did (i went to it to see if he had anything else listed for sale) but i noticed this /after/ i already won the figure... so i suspected he would, and he does, but its horrible. :( I don't like being near him and i fear his stink will wipe off on my other things. anyone know any ideas to make the smell go away?

also some of his joints are really lose, more specifically the waist joint, its a turning one but its weird. I suppose it wont matter since I'll likely be posing him on a shelf forever but it still bugs me.

:I still got him for a pretty good deal though... but i am a bit annoyed.

Comments

[kyogres.livejournal.com]

Oh man, that sucks. I don't think I've ever received an item with a strong cigarette smell, but I have received lots of figures and plush that smelled like mold/dust/Japanese apartments. And then there was Hobo, who smelled like... I'm not sure exactly, but whatever it was, I was extremely allergic to it for the first few weeks after I got him.

I've found that leaving the item out for a week or two helps the smell, though I'm not sure if it's because the smell vanished or because I got used to it (probably a combination of both).

Since this is a figure, not a plush, you could try cleaning it with soap and water. At the very least, the soap smell might help mask the cigarette smell. I swear by Palmolive.

[antoj.livejournal.com]

I gave him a good cleaning with dish soap, warm water and baking soda mixture I mixed up... kinda... not really did much for the odor? I have him hanging from the bottom of my bed in front of a fan right now though (i have a bunk bed type set up lolool)

Maybe airing him out will help. I googled a little and people say putting them in a box wrapped in dryer sheets can help... ;_; but i cannot take the smell.